There’s an age-old adage that one should never discuss religion or politics in social settings. Those two topics are polarizing and often friends and family quickly become frenemies. We celebrated Thanksgiving here in the United States a couple of weeks ago and one of the funniest memes I read on social media stated the person…
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Homecoming
Healing from serious illness is a journey. Actually, healing from the treatment of serious illness is probably more accurate. I wasn’t yet aware of the serious illness until it was detected on a routine test so my healing is more from the havoc the treatment wrought on my body getting rid of it than the…
Raspberry Jam
My Grandma Rose made the best raspberry jam. The smell of raspberry jam cooking would waft into my early morning dreams whenever I spent the night at grandma’s house. My little brother and I would race downstairs to the kitchen where Grandma Rose had been up for hours picking raspberries and making jam. That beautifully…
Three Red Roses
The Summer Solstice is today. Time has been slippery for me ever since the pandemic so it’s kind of crazy to realize that we are in summer again after the year my family has just had. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we crave the sun. Notoriously famous for being a rainy state, fellow citizens celebrate…
Spring Snow
Spring in the Pacific Northwest is a glorious thing. Every tree, plant, and flower blooms in a cacophony of glory, life, and brilliance in every color of the rainbow. All of these beautiful trees and bushes sport various shades of green throughout the year so it is a lovely surprise when a red or purple…
Total Eclipse
It’s hard for me to wrap my head around that fact that it is already mid-November, although it is my favorite month for personal reasons. The year seems to be progressing with fleeting speed and I have felt the days flow by like water spilling through my fingers. One of the things I have wondered…
Tina Celentano - Writer 